TY  - BOOK
ED  - Worldwatch Institute,
TI  - Vital signs 2011: the trends that are shaping our future 
T2  - Vital signs
SN  - 9781610916714
AV  - HC10 .V53 2011eb
U1  - 310 23
PY  - 2011///]
CY  - Washington, DC
PB  - Worldwatch Institute
KW  - Economic indicators
KW  - Environmental indicators
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Social indicators
KW  - Environmental impact analysis
KW  - Nature
KW  - Effect of human beings on
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Consumption (Economics)
KW  - Environmental monitoring
KW  - Economic forecasting
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Statistics
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Energy and transportation trends : Global coal use stagnates despite growing Chinese and Indian markets ; Growth of biofuel production slows ; Natural gas use falls but renaissance is in the pipeline ; World nuclear generation stagnates ; Wind power growth continues to break records despite recession ; Record growth in photovoltaic capacity and momentum builds for concentrating solar power ; Auto industry in turmoil but Chinese production surges ; Air travel trends mixed as carbon footprint grows -- Environment and climate trends : World will completely miss 2010 biodiversity target ; Glacial melt and ocean warming drive sea level upward ; Losses from natural disasters decline in 2009 ; Bottled water consumption growth slows -- Food and agriculture trends : Grain production strong but fails to set record ; Meat production and consumption continue to grow ; Global fish production continues to rise ; Cocoa production continues growth ; Fertilizer consumption declines sharply -- Global economy and resources trends : Global output stagnant ; Unemployment and precarious employment grow more prominent ; Materials use up ; Roundwood production plummets -- Population and society trends : World population growth slows modestly, still on track for 7 billion in late 2011 ; Global chronic hunger rises above 1 billion ; Educational attainment worldwide on the rise ; Mobile phone and internet use grows robustly
N2  - This eighteenth volume of the Worldwatch Institute series makes it clear that the Great Recession affects many of the world's leading economic, social, and environmental trends-but that the impact can be very different by country
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